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    Why are there no nursing jobs available for new grads? What is going on??

    BrandonLPN replied to vab229's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Maybe one should research which employers are actually hiring new nurses in one's area before one makes the time/$$$ commitment of nursing school? 45 minutes of solid Internet research will tell you...
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    Would you take the higher or lower stress job?

    BrandonLPN replied to mystory's topic in General Nursing

    Obviously, the RN with fresh med/surg experience will be more marketable when looking for an acute care job than the nurse whose most recent experience has been in a clinic. This goes without saying....
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    What do you wear under scrubs?

    BrandonLPN replied to granolatrees's topic in General Students

    I get really hot, too wearing a shirt. But to wear nothing under the scrub top just feels somehow..... sleazy to me, chest hair hanging out and all, lol. So I always wear sleeveless shirts under my...
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    Nurses and their....HAIR!!!!

    BrandonLPN replied to futurenurseOB's topic in Health, Stress Management

    The pinkness of the hair doesn't bother me, I don't really think that's unprofessional. So she's a hipster, so what? But if it was truly tangled and a hot mess, that's a problem for me. That just...
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    Am I nuts to want a PRN SNF job?

    BrandonLPN replied to mclennan's topic in General Nursing

    Wait, facilities that use med techs have them doing all the dressing changes now, too? Tsk-tsk. Anyways, it's been my experience that a RN's role depends on what kind SNF it is. I work at a facility...
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    All the cool people work nights!

    BrandonLPN replied to meanmaryjean's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    There's definitely a sense of entitlement amongst day shifters, at least in LTC. 3rd shift sure as shoot better have everything perfectly set up for 1st shift or else they'll hear about it, no matter...
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    What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    BrandonLPN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    My point was if one goes around telling people (I was thinking interviews in particular) that they're a nurse because it's their calling and they only do it because they're such caring, giving...
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    Rehab needs to get a clue

    BrandonLPN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I know, that's why I said the biggest problem would be the regulations. They're wrong about pre-pouring medications. Under the right conditions, it is way safer than trying to pour as you go. As long...
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    Family at school orientation?

    BrandonLPN replied to Summergrace's topic in General Nursing

    My family didn't even come to my graduation. (not due to drama or bad feelings. We're just not that kind of family) Never in my wildest dreams could I envision a scenario where my parents came to my...
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    Rehab needs to get a clue

    BrandonLPN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Nah, the nurse would still be pushing a med cart. But it would be a med cart that had a labeled drawer for each resident, and each drawer would have the resident's meds already set up in a pill cup in...
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    Rehab needs to get a clue

    BrandonLPN replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    The problem with using preset pillboxes is that it would most likely result in one nurse having to administer meds that were set up by a different nurse. That's something I would flat out refuse to...
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    What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    BrandonLPN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    I do agree with the general consensus that the nursing shortage is a myth, but I maintain that nursing is a smart bet for those looking for job security and great pay relative to $$ investment...
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    Time for a vacation!! Where do you want to go?

    BrandonLPN replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    Yeah, Michigan's west coast is awesome. Sometimes your favorite vacation spot is a 30 minute drive away. I've vacationed in Disney World and the south of France, but if I had to pick one place to go,...
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    What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    BrandonLPN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Higher education isn't changing as fast as the economy is, that's the
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    Preparing for "State"---what does your facility do? Inservices, reading?

    BrandonLPN replied to nervousnurse's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I work in a state facility, and we actually get surveyed by a mixture of federal surveyors and a private company. (I will admit I don't really understand how it works). The result is we are way less...
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    What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    BrandonLPN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    And this is one of the reasons nursing's stubborn insistence on portraying hospital nursing as the only "real" nurse job seems so ill-advised to me. Every indicator points toward traditional acute...
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    What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    BrandonLPN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    He didn't say he didn't believe you, just that it sounds somewhat unbelievable. There's a difference. I think saying "it was a childhood dream" or "I do it because I love helping people" does sound a...
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    LPN charge nurse position

    BrandonLPN replied to futurenurseOB's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Two months of orientation really is quite generous by LTC/SNF standards. So that's a plus. And I agree that the "charge nurse" title in LTC can be misleading. More often than not, you're the "charge"...
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    crushing meds

    BrandonLPN replied to PsychNurseBoyMom's topic in Correctional

    we dumped the pills into a cup of water and the inmates would swallow them while they "floated". Is it really 90% of pills that you can't crush? That seems rather high. There's the extended release...
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    Doctor's order needed to perform digital feces removal?

    BrandonLPN posted a topic in General Nursing

    So I was informed recently that a doctor's order is needed to perform manual feces removal. Has anyone ever heard of such a thing? I always assumed this was purely a nursing intervention. I have a few...
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    Doctor's order needed to perform digital feces removal?

    BrandonLPN replied to BrandonLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Huh, ok. Like I said policy is policy, but I was just curious how other facilities handled this. I really assumed this was among the most common of nursing skills, interesting to know it's not so...
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    Unit Secretaries

    BrandonLPN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    True, I would imagine ERs need dedicated secretaries due to the constant in and out of patients. I worked on an inpatient oncology unit, and it made more sense to have an aide/US hybrid in the role....
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    What Is The Deal With All The Highly Educated & Professionals Becoming RNs?

    BrandonLPN replied to PMFB-RN's topic in General Nursing

    Well, it just goes to show there are way too many immaterial liberal arts degrees out there. Even a MBA is of dubious value unless backed with years of practical experience. I think higher education...
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    Unit Secretaries

    BrandonLPN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    I think unit secretaries are assets to their units...... as long as they're cross trained to help out with aide
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    Unit Secretaries

    BrandonLPN replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    Before I was a LPN I worked as what our hospital called a ICA (inpatient care associate). Basically, I was a unit secretary who was also an aide. I wasn't given a pt care assignment like the regular...